I thought the same as you... but... it is not an Ultra-Torque. It is a Power-Torque. Power Torque is as bad as the photo makes it seem.
Search this list for discussion. I am happy to have alloy Ultra-Torques from 2007. Cheers, Sean --- On Sat, 3/10/12, Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > From: Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> > Subject: [RBW] Feb 28th Blug - Are they doing what I think they are doing? > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Date: Saturday, March 10, 2012, 11:45 AM > http://rivbike.tumblr.com/post/18453547329/variety-pacque > > A bit past half way down the 2/28 Blug post (yeah, I don't > keep > current on the Blug), there's a paragraph about wrestilng > with a > modern Campy crank. The photo shows Mark attacking the > crank with a > puller. The paragraph laments the loss of the > 'servicability' of old > Campy parts. > > The thing is, that's clearly an Ultra Torque crank in the > photo. It > has external cups and retaining clip on the drive side > cup. It's as > easy a crank / BB to mount or dismount as it can possibly > be. There's > no need for a crank puller on one of those, and no possible > use for > one. > > The removal procedure is at the bottom of this page from > Park Tool: > http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/external-bearing-crank-systems-hollowtech-ii-megaexo-giga-x-pipe-x-type-campagnolo-ultra-torque > Remove one bolt from inside the split hollow spindle, remove > the > retainer clip, and the cranks slide right out. > > Did someone manage to strip out or cross thread the spindle > bolt? > That would make it a pain to get the crank apart, but the > puller > probably wouldn't help. You'd want to drill out the > bolt instead. > The only other explanation I can think of is that someone is > treating > that crank like it has a square taper and a cartridge > BB. No good > will come of that. > > I hope they haven't taken a hacksaw to that crank. > > Bill > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
